Connie and Carla
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Connie and Carla is a 2004 film directed by Michael Lembeck and starring Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette and David Duchovny.
Vardalos and Collette play the title characters, whose lifelong friendship and co-obsession with musical theater have brought nothing but career dead ends. Despite this they continue their optimism, hosting a variety act at an airport lounge. After accidentally witnessing a mafia hit in Chicago, They go on the run, landing in L.A.. Initially working at a beauty salon, they wind up posing as drag queens and auditioning to host a drag review at a gay club.
Because they sing their own songs (a rarity for queens,) they are hired, and their variety show becomes a hit. Things are going smoothely but the two make a pact not to let men interfere with their life. This causes conflict when Connie falls for Jeff (Duchovny), the straight brother of one of their drag queen friends. As the show gets bigger, the two convince the club owner to convert it into a full dinner theater, and eventually their popularity threatens to expose them.
Ultimately they confess their real identity on the opening night of the official dinner theater, and are accepted for who they really are. Later that night the mafia boss catches up with them, but with the help of their drag queen friends they take him down. Connie reveals herself to Jeff, and they become a couple.
Tagline: When you follow your dream, there's no telling what you'll become..
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